ROOSTER TALES

BY ERICK RICKMAN

At the moment, I am still vibrating so much I can hardly hit the right keys on my typewriter. I’ve just returned from a ride on the wildest combination day cruiser, sport fisher, ski boat, and all-out racer that ever happened. The “Marauder” was designed by Autocoast president Ernest (Ernie) Kanzler, primarily as a high-performance day cruiser. When he says high-performance … well, get a load of this: The powerplants are a pair of Holman-Moody 302-cubic-inch marine Fords, delivering a total of over 450 horsepower via contra-rotating H-M outdrive props. In stock trim, the boat is designed to cruise all day at 30 mph and will really get with it over 50 mph for long distances if you’re late for a date. That’s just stock! The Marauder can be fitted with…

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Hot Rod (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 1969

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